welcome to the mad house.
Finally, the wait is over.even though i've already gotten my feet wet before the album was officially released, i made the trip to Best Buy to purchase a copy of one of the most anticipated albums this year, Rated R. the latest release from my wife. i mean, Rihanna. [though walmart has everything in the freakin world, i do not suggest buying your CDs there. they only carry the amended versions. so, unless you want the clean version.. go to a best buy, f.y.e. wherever.]
but anyway... OMG. i am so in love with this album. i bet you're thinking "oh, he loves rihanna of course he loves the album" but.. thats not entirely true. you can't love everything a person does. of the thirteen tracks, i'd say i have listened to about 4 on repeat. lol. i even love the intro, "Mad House." it has a kind of "Thriller" vibe, and it kind of sets the tone for the album. the basic concept of the album is somewhat dark and cynical. She requested songs with somber vibe, but not just dark for the sake of being dark; she wanted dark songs that had some kind of meaning. Rihanna collaborated with a grip of decorated song-writers and producers on the album, including Chuck Harmony, The-Dream, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Chase & Status, Stargate, Demo, and Justin Timberlake. this album has already spawned a few hits; "Russian Roulette", the first single, was released on November 3, 2009, debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number one-hundred, and peaked at number 9 - giving Rihanna her twelfth top 10 single of her career. "Wait Your Turn", was sent to radio as the second UK and European single on November 7, 2009. It will be physically released in 2010. "Hard", the second US single. the song features Young Jeezy, and was sent to Hot 97 by Def Jam. It reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs without physically being released. a few of my absolute favorites from the album are: mad house, rockstar 101, rude boy, photographs, and G4L. in the beginning, i had a hard time connecting with the songs "Stupid in Love and "Fire Bomb" mainly because they seemed for people who were in love or something.. but after a few more listens it hit me. and now i OFFICIALLY like the whole album. lol. if you haven't picked up a copy, you are crazy. this is definitely a must have. make sure that even if you downloaded the album already, you still buy an album.. i mean... how can you sleep at night?? you animal! lmao.a few videos?
unless you don't have internet or something. Dirty Money is a group formed by Diddy, which, consists of himself, Dawn Richards (to be known from this point as: Neon), and Kalenna aka Flux. now.. for anybody that knows me personally, you would know that Dawn is my mistress. yep, runner-up, right after Rihanna. I'm not going to go into detail about Neon, because everybody who has watched MTV (which Diddy must own by now) within the past 5-6 years should know by now who she is and why she's the only one that didn't get her contract ripped up. but Kalenna, or Flux as she is referred to when speaking of Dirty Money, is the other girl in that pic over there.. yea, the one in the Lou's (who-wee!). idk that much about her, but she must be doing something behind the scenes to end up in such a group. (y'all nasty! she ain't fckn him or nothin. lmao.) my guess is that she has been in Diddy's camp for a while as either a writer or someone who does good harmonies and is great for backup vocals. eh, idk, but she's alright with me for now. Diddy's latest release "Angels" is the second single to be leaked from the upcoming album Last Train to Paris which, according to his official myspace, is set to be released: September 22, 2009 (my bday is 9/25.. birthday gift? :]). this song is a good way to show the variety that you will get with this album. most people were thinking the album would be a bunch of crazy, pop, electrofunk -ness, but this shows that there will be something for everyone. i think this single also shows how diddy could utilize autotune to his advantage by not trying to OD with his "vocals" and even though he is not a singer, it sounds very good. i was impressed when i was watching his show on MTV and they showed him in the studio recording this song. so far my iTunes says i've played the song 23 times already. thats almost at the amount of plays the previous single "Love Come Down" has. this track shows that crazy, pop, electrofunk -ness but in a good way. i'm pleased, and i can't wait to get the CD.
My room is full of magazines, shoe boxes and clothes. My PC is full of pictures and overflowing with music. I find joy in alot of things from Rihanna to girls in Louboutin. I'm addicted. To Fashion. To Music. To Rihanna. The three things in life that make sense... lmao. I gotta cut the BS yo. lol.
